Gamebits : New joystick, Rock Band, Lucha Libre

The only way to make the Warthog joystick manlier is to wrap it in bacon.

More Hendrix in Rock Band

More songs are coming out for Rock Band from the Jimi Hendrix album "Are You Experienced?"

If Hendrix were alive to see this, he would say, "What's a video game?"New joystick is tough stuff

The manliest joystick ever is on its way. Even the name of its maker is tough: Thrustmaster. Come on, people. That name is just too easy to make fun of.

The joystick is made of metal, and not in a "that is so metal" kind of way. It really is made from metal. The thing weighs 14 pounds.

It has a separate set of 15 buttons for you to flip on and off until you figure out what they do. It has triggers identical to an airplane, so when you push the buttons, it feels like airplane pilot gear does.

Which is great if you are not a pilot. For airplane pilots, using it will feel like they're at work.

The cost of this masculine gadget is the masculine price of $499. Sign me up! At least it's not $500. Buying a joystick that costs $500 is just crazy!Out this week: Lucha Libre game

Lucha Libre: Heroes del Ring is a pro wrestling game starring real-life Mexican wrestlers. Check out the game's site here.

The only thing more fun that playing a Mexican wrestling video game would be wrestling as a Mexican wrestler.

I already have my mask. Um ... no reason.

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